Joel Lundqvist won't go again tonight, as he continues to struggle back from that shoulder problem. Now structurally, everything is just fine with it. The injury is all healed. He's done some more rehab the past few days, and he's feeling the strength coming back. With his game, he obviously needs it, and his one game back he looked good and we were reminded of the work he can do physically. Lundqvist was hoping to be back for Monday's game against San Jose. I'm thinking it'll be a few more days than that.
Said coach Dave Tippett: "We’ll continue the rehab a little bit and see where he gets to. The shoulder is healed, it's just soft tissue. But he tried a couple new things the last couple days and he said he feels the difference. Hopefully it's just a couple more days."
If this team can get Lundqvist back soon then that will really help solidify the lines. On top of that he is responsible in his own zone, and he gives Richards and Eriksson more space to work. More and more teams are taking notice of Eriksson and are going to start paying more "attention" to him in the coming week.
Posted by: Casey B. | December 27, 2008 at 03:51 PM